PSYCHIATRIC

Question 1

___ is a dissociative state in which a person leaves his familiar surroundings, assumes a new identity, and has amnesia about his previous identity. (it’s also described as “flight from himself,”)

Answer 1

Fugue

Question 2

___ should be taken with food. A patient who is taking ___ shouldn’t restrict his ___ intake.

Answer 2

Lithium, Sodium

Question 3

A patient who is taking lithium should stop taking the drug and call his physician if he experiences ___, ___, ___

Answer 3

vomiting, drowsiness, or muscle weakness

Question 4

The patient who is taking a ___ for depression can include cottage cheese, cream cheese, yogurt, and sour cream in his diet. ___ is not allowed.

Answer 4

monoamine oxidase inhibitor, Aged cheese

Question 5

The three stages of general adaptation syndrome are ___, ___, ___

Answer 5

alarm, resistance, and exhaustion

Question 6

A ___ response to stress is drinking alcohol or smoking excessively

Answer 6

maladaptive

Question 7

___ and the startle reflex are characteristics of posttraumatic stress disorder.

Answer 7

Hyperalertness

Question 8

A treatment for a phobia is ___ , a process in which the patient is slowly exposed to the feared stimuli

Answer 8

desensitization

Question 9

Asking too many ___ yields scant information and may overwhelm a psychiatric patient and lead to stress and withdrawal.

Answer 9

“why” questions

Question 10

___ is the ability to remember events from many years earlier

Answer 10

Remote memory

Question 11

According to the DSM-IV, ___ is characterized by at least one manic episode that’s accompanied by hypomania

Answer 11

bipolar II disorder

Question 12

A psychiatric patient with a substance abuse problem and a major psychiatric disorder has a ___ diagnosis.

Answer 12

dual

Question 13

___ potentiates the effects of tricyclic antidepressants

Answer 13

Alcohol

Question 14

___ is movement from one topic to another without any discernible connection.

Answer 14

Flight of ideas

Question 15

___ is manifested by extreme behavior, such as hurting people and animals.

Answer 15

Conduct disorder

Question 16

During the ___ phase of an abusive relationship, the abused individual feels helpless.

Answer 16

tension-building

Question 17

In the emergency treatment of an ___ patient , determining the blood-alcohol level is paramount in determining the amount of medication that the patient needs

Answer 17

alcohol-intoxicated

Question 18

___ is administered orally as an aversion therapy to treat alcoholism.

Answer 18

Disulfiram (Antabuse)

Question 19

Before electroconvulsive therapy, the patient is given the skeletal muscle relaxant ___ by I.V. administration

Answer 19

succinylcholine (Anectine)

Question 20

An effective way to decrease the risk of suicide is to make a ___ with the patient for a specified period of time.

Answer 20

suicide contract

Question 21

___ patterns commonly occur during the manic phase of bipolar disorder.

Answer 21

Delusional thought

Question 22

___ is typically observed in patients who have schizophrenia

Answer 22

Apathy

Question 23

___ is characteristic of a patient who has passive aggressive personality disorder

Answer 23

Manipulative behavior

Question 24

The therapeutic serum level of lithium (Eskalith) for maintenance is ___

Answer 24

0.6 to 1.2 mEq/L.

Question 25

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is an ___

Answer 25

anxiety-related disorder

Question 26

___ is a self-help group for families of alcoholics.

Answer 26

Al-Anon

Question 27

___ is a treatment for phobia, or irrational fear

Answer 27

desensitization

Question 28

After electroconvulsive therapy, the patient is placed in the ___ position, with the head turned to one side.

Answer 28

lateral

Question 29

A ___ is a fixed false belief.

Answer 29

delusion

Question 30

Agoraphobia is fear of ___

Answer 30

open spaces

Question 31

A person who has paranoid personality disorder projects ___ onto others.

Answer 31

hostilities

Question 32

To assess a patient’s judgment, the nurse should ask the patient what he would do if he found a stamped, addressed envelope. An appropriate response is that ___.

Answer 32

he would mail the envelope

Question 33

After electroconvulsive therapy, the patient should be monitored for ___

Answer 33

post-shock amnesia

Question 34

When a psychotic patient is admitted to an in patient facility, the primary concern is ___, followed by the establishment of trust

Answer 34

safety

Question 35

___ is a desire to wear clothes usually worn by members of the opposite sex.

Answer 35

Transvestism

Question 36

___ causes excessive blinking and unusual movement of the tongue, and involuntary sucking and chewing.

Answer 36

Tardive dyskinesia

Question 37

___ and ___ are administered to counteract extrapyramidal adverse effects.

Answer 37

Trihexyphenidyl (Artane), benztropine (Cogentin)

Question 38

To prevent ___, a patient who is taking a monoamine oxidase inhibitor should avoid consuming aged cheese, caffeine, beer, yeast, chocolate, liver, processed foods, and monosodium glutamate.

Answer 38

hypertensive crisis

Question 39

___ is used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Answer 39

Pemaline (Cylert)

Question 40

___ is contraindicated in pregnant women and in patients who have severe granulocytopenia or severe central nervous system depression.

Answer 40

Clozapine (Clozaril)

Question 41

___ , an unconscious process, is the inability to recall painful or unpleasant thoughts or feelings.

Answer 41

Repression

Question 42

___ is shifting of unwanted characteristics or shortcomings to others (scapegoat).

Answer 42

Projection

Question 43

___ is the use of fantasy to fill in gaps of memory

Answer 43

Confabulation

Question 44

___ this EPS is irreversible

Answer 44

Tardive Dyskinesia

Question 44

___ is contraindicated in pregnant women and in patients who have severe granulocytopenia or severe central nervous system depression.

Answer 44

Clozapine (Clozaril)

Question 45

PAPASA!!!

Answer 45

MAGTATOP!!!